September 29 & 30, 2023

Kimball Arts Center

1757 N Kimball Ave
Chicago, IL 60647

The Design Summit for Friends of Friends is an interdisciplinary and intergenerational event that will bring like-minded designers together to have meaningful conversations about leveraging design to make positive change.

Presenters

Theaster Gates

Theaster Gates


Reza Nik

Reza Nik


Verda Alexander

Verda Alexander


VITIGRRL

VITIGRRL

Sam Thousand

Sam Thousand



Design Summit Advisory Committee

Nadine Nakanishi
Alex Priest
Anjulie Rao
Gabriel Moreno
Joshua Son

Karen Nelson
Verda Alexander
Craig Stevenson
Tanner Woodford

Mobile Makers Team and Board Members

Claudia Ansorena
Dave Pabellon
Kim Lovely

Stephen Cortez
Maya Bird-Murphy
Karli Honroth 

Sponsors



Partner Level


Collaborator Level


Ally Level


Buddy Level


Pal Level


In-Kind